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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
Glorious spring flowers make me forget about Covid for a while. It's still with us, but if we reach 70% vaccination rate, that should signal the end to the pandemic in the U.S.!!
May 2, 2021
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An ever-growing nightmare Illness spiraling Hospitals overflowing Supplies lacking Prayers for India
May 4, 2021
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Are you doing anything artistic or creative these days that you weren’t doing before? If so, talk about it.
I took up oil painting last year. I’m 61 and I never painted before. I recently painted this and I quite like it. I call it “Overcoming”.
May 4, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
Last week, COVID beat me down. Despite the (fleeting) joy of being fully vaccinated for over a month, the never-ending monotony, the frustration with those around me disregarding social distancing protocols and masking, and the aggravation I was feeling towards everyone being "over" COVID was a perfect combination to render me incapable of doing much of anything. For multiple days, I wasn't able to attend to my work, school, or internship duties. I was a puddle - an emotional wreck. Only instead of the full spectrum of emotions, I was stuck somewhere between "hollowed out", "mind-numbingly sad", and "furious" at all times. Instead of leaning into one of the most intense and painful depressive episodes I've ever experienced, I forced myself to move, to do things, to socializing, to exercise, or just to read a book outdoors in the sun. There's a lot of research about how impactful "doing" can be during a period of depression - how the momentum helps to "unstick" individuals who are feeling glued in a dark, hollow, sad place. Even as an aspiring therapist in a MSW program, I scoffed at the notions. Who, me? Do things to feel better when all I want to do is cry on the sofa and sleep all day? Lo and behold, it worked. Not all at once. But little by little, I could feel the full spectrum of emotions seeping back in. During a RuPaul's Drag Race themed Peloton ride, I felt a little joy and laughter. During a bubble bath, I focused on the bodily sensations I was experiencing. There was comfort, again. Over the weekend, my partner and I took our new kayak out for its maiden voyage. I was hesitant, but the giddiness came back. This never-ending pandemic isn't over, but maybe the worst is. Or maybe our resiliency as human beings will just never cease to kick in when it's most needed.
May 4, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
EXCERPT ORIGINAL Since April 14, 2020, I've been creating a daily Haiku accompanied by an image and posting it on my Facebook page. This is my Haiku from April 23, 2021 Day #370 Haiku in Corona Time There’s a lot to mourn But also to celebrate New Roaring 20s?
May 5, 2021
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Thick plastic separates me from the taxi driver. He speaks with a strong accent, and the plastic muffles the sound so much that we can hardly understand each other. He's taking me home from the airport, where I've just returned from my mother's funeral. She died of COVID a month ago, and with everyone's vaccine schedules this was the earliest we could have a service. When the driver had politely opened the door for me and asked if my trip was for work or pleasure, I didn't even know what to say. I reminded myself that he's from a different culture and language, and it's just small talk after all. But once he was in the driver's seat, it took a lot of shouting and gesticulating through the plastic to get home. A masked funeral, COVID, losing my mom, delivering a eulogy, the awkward reunions with long-lost relatives, all of it is impossible to describe. But something about that plastic was almost as disturbing, and it was hard not to cry.
May 7, 2021
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My toddler and I have been monitoring the robin eggs in a nest on our back porch light for the last couple of weeks. We can’t see in but I could hold my phone up over my head and get a photo. The eggs hatched Apr 29th or 30th. The last time we checked, Monday, this nest held four little fledgling robins. Today the nest is empty. No mama bird in sight to yell at us. I don’t think the babies possibly could have been grown enough to fly away. Husband and I searched the tall grass next to the deck but didn’t see any indication the birds had leapt out. No carnage around the nest or the deck gives me hope they weren’t devoured. We told toddler that the birds moved to a new home. I hope that’s true but it seems unlikely. I suppose this has nothing to do with Covid, although I wouldn’t be surprised if this whole drama would have gone unnoticed if we’d been in our busy old lives…
May 7, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
With lots of luck, we can get through this. With wisdom, ward off more tragedy. With love, alleviate suffering. With faith, bring hope to humanity.
May 8, 2021
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I never ever imagined, that in my wildest dreams, we’d be where we are right now. What a world we live in. It’s been a long week. It was our first week of having all of our students stuffed back into classes, the morale is really low at school y como si fuera poco, it was teacher appreciation week and I have never felt so unappreciated. It’s strange, really. I am not one to seek out support or love or accolades. However, seeing this sign, manipulated by someone in the community where I teach (used to read we love NAHS teachers), was a blow to the gut. I have given so much to teaching and to my students as I have this year... I wish I felt more from there. Anything really.
May 8, 2021
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Coy swim in safety No Herons, raccoons around. Just sun and cool breeze.
May 10, 2021
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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
This is the first time I have chosen to share a photograph here. It is my version of a "selfie" with a sticker that is too pretty to peel, and was commissioned by our local arts organization, the Sweet Tea Shakespeare Company, to promote vaccination (now that it is widely available and it really is more a matter of getting people interested) and the return of live performances by this company that vaccination makes possible.
May 12, 2021
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This past Sunday was mothers day. We did take out and had my son and wife and my daughter for dinner outside in the back yard. Thank heavens it was sunny because its warm in the sun and cool when it starts to go down. The kids got me a bouquet of decorated cupcakes each looked like a flower almost too pretty to eat. We still have alot of restrictions which they will reassess after the 24th of May.. Covid case numbers are coming down but they are still high in the 500-600 range per day for the province. Still there are a lot admitted to Hospitals and ICU . Vaccinations are really accelerating… they have dropped down to age 30 … they can now book their shots. We still have to vaccinate 12-30 year olds. They want to get school age kids done before the end of June. I sure hope we can start socializing a bit in June , im sick of being so isolated all the time.
May 12, 2021
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Are you doing anything artistic or creative these days that you weren’t doing before? If so, talk about it.
This is a cake I have made twice; once for my niece's birthday in February, and it was so popular that her friend's mom wanted it for her birthday. However, since I won't be here then I made it for her for mother's day. I have been baking more - making bread which I was scared to do before. Making bread has a 'mythic' quality to it and many people are terrified of trying it - including me! - and I love cooking and do jams regularly. Anyway - I was sooo bored and under-utilized that I jumped in and made bread and have extended myself in baking as well. Cooking is the ONLY thing that I still feel competent to do at this point. And it gives me a joy from both completing the activity and feeding people.
May 15, 2021
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I’m feeling nervous. I think we’re getting mixed messages and am not sure what that means... some still won’t get vaccinated, but masks no longer needed, schools open, less restrictions on gathering...so I’m afraid everyone will think it’s over. And maybe it is...maybe It doesn’t matter to the vaccinated, maybe it doesn’t matter to the unvaccinated who will think they haven’t gotten it so far so won’t in the future. I’ve kind of liked my little cocoon, or bubble...it felt safe in the midst of crazy and fear and anger, and I’m not sure how much of that has lessened just because our illness rates are down, because I’m not so sure the “crazy” quotient is reducing. 5/17
May 17, 2021
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I am Jewish My friend is Moslem We want peace Ramadan ends Eid is celebrated We hug and cry for peace As Shavuot arrives I will chant for peace In the synagogue yard.
May 18, 2021
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We’re seeing wide variations in how different countries are handling the pandemic. What do you think about these differences?
It really frightens me to see how the pandemic is being handled around the world. From the current surge in India, to the Populist denial in Brazil, and the effective shutdown in New Zealand that essentially eradicated the virus threat there - the dramatically different responses from various governments across the globe terrifies me. Even with the Biden administration working overtime to make up from lost time under Trump's command, the US is facing its own problems with vaccinations, the neverending farce that is Q-Anon and the current "Republican" party, and misinformation. How many people need to die globally before we put human life ahead of $$$, greed, power....?
May 18, 2021
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I continue to be grateful in spite of the daily doubt in the news that there is beauty all around us if we just stop and pay attention. I especially love just after a rain shower when things have been watered, and washed clean, ready for another day. It gives me hope.
May 18, 2021
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This is an uprooted tree my daughter and I came upon on a hike this week. It was huge and we wondered what caused it. This is how the pandemic has affected me this week. I feel completely uprooted, off of my game in therapy, in marriage and motherhood. I would like to come back together, as I imagine this tree was quite something when it was in one piece.
May 19, 2021
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This last Saturday was a gorgeous day. Last minute, i said to my husband, "Why don't we ride our bikes to DC?" (We live in Maryland, just over the district line). So we loaded up with water and food and my phone with a map, and rode our bikes all the way downtown on bike paths! No cars anywhere. We rode the (Somewhat) new Anacostia River Walk trail--8 miles through Southeast DC and it was lovely. 18 miles in total for the ride. It was so great to be outside and seeing sights!. Lots of people were outside riding too, most without masks and it felt okay since it now appears it's impossible to get the virus if you're vaccinated (Which we are) and you just pass someone on the street.. Everyone was in a good mood. We stopped at a small park in DC on Capitol Hill to rest and there were lots of small groups of people congregating in the park, mostly unmasked too. It was so nice to see people gathering and feel like it was okay, not scary. It really felt like things were slowly returning to normal.. Then we rode our bikes to Union station to get the Metro home--here's the photo. Everything closed! I couldn't believe it. Usually Union Station is hopping at 3PM on a Saturday. But all the restaurants and stores were closed, even the lights were off. A lot of the shops looked like they'd gone out of business too. I guess some parts of DC haven't opened yet! I suspect in many places the "return" to normal is going to be rough. It's not just about taking our masks off and being able to go out, but making sure that people have jobs and places to live. I think it's going to be a long haul. I don't think we're out of the woods at all. But for a few hours, last Saturday, it felt like we were--and that was a great relief.
May 19, 2021
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With the mask mandates lifting, cases in the US slowing, and vaccination rates rising, it feels like, if not the end, the beginning of the end of the pandemic. Recently on Kottke Ride Home I heard about how people got through pandemics in the past. For example, students tuned in to school lessons on the radio. Which got me thinking: how will people in the future wonder how we in the past got through the pandemic without the technology they will take for granted? Perhaps they will say, “How could they get through a pandemic without 3-D virtual reality goggle space? They must have been so lonely!” Or, “I can’t imagine being isolated without autonomous delivery vehicles.” Or, “A pandemic lockdown without on-demand printed food is unthinkable.” Best of all would be where competent government, well-supported and regulated pharmaceutical systems, and equitable political, social, and medical treatment means that potential epidemics are identified and shut down right away. Will people of the future say, “That Covid-19 pandemic is completely bonkers, how could something like that ever even have happened.” I hope so.
May 20, 2021